Everyone Needs To Help

So now we hear the truth. Administration has not squandered $400,000, but $700,000 and we are the one's that are going to pay for it.

Keith and Co. have now implemented the "Together We Can Do It" plan for the rest of the fiscal year. It sounds more like it is up to the line staff to cover for some very poor judgments on administration's behalf. Cost containment I believe they call it.

They are putting it to us that by following the "plan" we won't be cost contained and the hospital won't fold before July 1. Seems to me if there were some better planning done earlier in the year we wouldn't be in this predicament.

They talk about sending people home if the unit is quiet and we are "overstaffed". How about sending home some of the social workers and administration too. Shouldn't the burden of saving the hospital be shared? Why should administration be spared?

We are being told that no "excessive spending" is to be done and that we are cutting costs to the bone. Seems to me we've been doing this for quite a while now.

They have suggested through a memo that if we have concerns about safety issues etc. that we can call the Joint Commission, but should talk to our supervisors first. You should only do this if you want to be the next one out the door, as they don't need anyone messing with their "plan".

When is administration going to take responsibility for what they have done, or not done with the place and help get things back in order. We are already burned out, thus the sick calls that are, as they say, partially to blame for the budget crunch.

Let's face it, administration got us in this mess and they need to get us out in a manner that is viable to everyone, not just administration.

Orpheus

Watch your step!

It seems that the official witch hunt has started at the Fort. I'm eluding to the incident on one of the admission teams where the RN 3 had his keys taken from him and was told to leave without being told why.

This tells me that the administration is looking for ways to weed out people with anything possible.

This RN was also told that he could not have any contact with anyone working at Ft. Logan. If I'm not mistaken it takes a restraining order for this to occur. I wonder if anything like this was obtained before giving him the boot. Here again they do what they want with us when they want to.

So my friends my advice to you is to fly under the radar if you want to remain gainfully employed at Ft. Logan. They are watching and waiting for us to screw up so they can give us the boot also.

Orpheus

Up and Running again!

Hey bloggers. The temporary problem has been resolved so keep on blogging and look for your comments here.

Orpheus

Temporary break down!

Howdy bloggers, unfortunately at this time I'm unable to post comments to the blog. I haven't figured out what is wrong with it yet but give me time and I will. So don't be alarmed or angry if your comments haven't been posted. They are all good ones too.

Orpheus

No More RN's or MHC's

The newest rumour to hit the wire is that administration is going to attempt to replace RNs with LPNs and MHCs with lesser qualified personnel as RNs and MHCs leave this wonderful place. Wouldn't it be nice instead of having a head hunter attitude that administration would sit down with the line staff and work things out. We are after all supposed to help people fix problems. If we can't even fix our own how can we help other people fix theirs?

I put out an open invitation out for administration to do just that. Lets dispel the rumours get down to brass tacks and get this ironed out.

Amazing what a budget crunch will do. To bad we didn't get the emergency appropriations this year like we've been so fortunate to have received in the past. Are we breathing our last at the Mad House?

I can't help but wonder what would happen if we were to get the union here. Did any of you attend the on campus meetings this past week? It sounded good. I'm just wondering if there's anything they can do with what's left. You can call Bobby Adams from the union "anytime" as he said. His number is 303-903-0734. Give it a try.

Orpheus